Water-closet.



W. R.'MIT'0HBLL.

WATER GLOSET. APBLIGATION FLQED JUNE 27, 1913.

Swoon/bof@ vsierras PATENT OFFICE.

B. Il DETROIT, IICHIGN.

I'o ou whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. Mrrminn, acitizen of the United States, residm `at f -"Detroit, in the county ofWayne .and of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and 4useful Imrovements in Water`-Closets; and

AI-do here y declare the followingv to be av full,'clear, and exactdescription of the mf ventio'n, such as will enable others skilled 1o inthe-art to which it appertains to make and use the s ame.

L invention relates to water closets, and hasy .or its object to providea device of this character of simple and sanitary construc- -l tion.' a

Another ob'ect is the provision of. animroved closet owl 'and baseandjoint theretween adaptedfor connection with'a soil drawing wherein isillustrated a preferre ,embodiment of my invention, Figure' 1 representsa side elevation of'the 'improved water closet,.showing the interiorconstruction in dotted lines. ,25 Fig. 2 represents a detailedsectional'view "of the -trapportion. Fig. 3 represents a sec- -tionalvieyr hrough the'couplin sleeve, and, Fig. 4 represents a yfrag'mentadetail view f of the water distributing plug. 30 Referring to thedrawing wherein similar reference-numerals designate corresponding"parts throughout the several views, 5 indicates the bowl which may beconstructed in f" any preferred'shapeand of any desired ma- S a toriand' is provided with oppositely ex- -tending flanges 6 at its loweredge which are :,secured b x'neans of bolts 7 to the base memy her 8.The outwardly directed -ianges 9 of thef'base 8 are adapted to besecured to the d floor, and for this purpose suitable apertures j 10 areformed therein.

The under face of the bowl 5 is formed with an annular flange 16surrounding the outlet opening 17l therein for the water. The bnse'S isformed with an outlet opening 17 registering with the opening 17 of thebowl and having its upper end enlarged. A coutate 1 Indication of LettenPatent. Patented Aug'. 11 5 1 914- Ammunmea' :une 27, 191e. semi No.17eme.

I pling sleeve 19 is arranged within the opening 17'* and is formed witha flared end 18 refl eeived within the enlarged upper end of the opening17 When the bowl 5 and base 8 are secured together by the bolts 7 theflange 16 engages the inner face of the flared end 18l securing thelatter within the enlar ed end of 'the opening 17. The coupling s eeve19 is preferabl formed of soft or malleable metal, there y insuring awater or as tight joint between the base and bowl. T e sleeve 19projects below the base 8 and is adapted to be'connected with a suitablesoil or sewer plpe 21, as indicated at 2O in Fig. 2.

It will be understood that the bowl 5 is provided with the usual watertrap 1l and istributing plug 12 formed with suitable openings 13 adaptedto admit Awater t'o the bowlas the latter is flushed. An o ening 14 ispreferably formed in the wall oi) 11 for permitting suitable instrumentsto be inserted therethrough for clearing away ob-V structions. Theopening 14 .is normally closed by a suitable plug 15 to prevent leakage.

What I claim isz- In combination, a base having an outlet openingenlarged at its upper end, top and' bottom fianges on said base, abqiflj'having un outlet opening, flanges at the b'dltom of said bowlresting upon the top langcsof the base, an annular flange surroundingthe'bowl opening, a soft metal sleeve having a flared end to be retainedin the enlarged end ofsaid base opening by said annular flange, saidsoft metal sleeve adapted to extend beyond the basevfor attachment t'o asoil pipe and means to secure the adjacent llanges of the bowl and base.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciicationfin thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

l WILLIAM R. MITCHELL.

lVitnesses FRANCES E. HERBERT, CLIFFORD A. Bnrm.

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